The 3-hour UFC 252 Prelims drew 831,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. The event drew 375,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The lead-in to UFC 252 was a Top Rank Boxing card featuring Carl Frampton. The event on Saturday afternoon drew 264,000 viewers and 83,000 in […]
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Bellator draws best ratings on Paramount since January 2019
Bellator MMA 243 on the Paramount Network drew 403,000 viewers according to Nielsen Media Research via ShowBuzz Daily. The viewership is the best of 2020 on The Paramount Network. Bellator MMA featured what most believe was the last appearance of Michael Chandler for the promotion as he went out on a high note as he […]
PBC on Fox return does not produce against golf and hockey
PBC on Fox faced stiff competition Saturday night in its return to network boxing. The two-hour telecast drew 711,000 viewers in the first hour and 834,000 viewers in the second according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The numbers do not include the overrun which included the main event between Jamal James and Thomas Dulorme. James […]
WWE Friday Night Smackdown draws 1.98M viewer high
WWE Friday Night Smackdown on Fox drew 1.924 million viewers in the first hour and increased slightly to 1.988 million viewers in the second hour according to Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The ratings reflect that Smackdown did win the viewership for adults 18-49 for its two hours with a 0.5 rating in both hours. It […]
AEW 773K, NXT 707K
AEW scored another ratings victory on Wednesday night drawing 773,000 viewers while rival NXT moved closer with 707,000 viewers. The telecast head-to-head had AEW winning the younger demo while WWE retained the over 50 category. Notably, the viewership disparity in the M18-49 demo grew wider for AEW as it opened a big lead over its […]